Biology:Pararctia lapponica
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Short description: Species of moth
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Superfamily: | Noctuoidea |
| Family: | Erebidae |
| Subfamily: | Arctiinae |
| Genus: | Pararctia |
| Species: | P. lapponica
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| Binomial name | |
| Pararctia lapponica (Thunberg, 1791)
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Pararctia lapponica is a moth of the family Erebidae first described by Carl Peter Thunberg in 1791. It is found in northern Eurasia and the Arctic part of North America.
The wingspan is 37–45 mm.
The larvae feed on Betula nana, Vaccinium uliginosum and Rubus chamaemorus.
Subspecies
- Pararctia lapponica lapponica (Polar Eurasia)
- Pararctia lapponica lemniscata (Stichel, 1911) (mountains of eastern Yakutia)
- Pararctia lapponica hyperborea (Curtis, 1835)
- Pararctia lapponica gibsoni (Bang-Haas, 1927)
External links
- "Species Details Pararctia lapponica". E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum. https://search.museums.ualberta.ca/g/2-5130.
- "Nordlig bjørnespinner". Norwegian Lepidoptera. Naturhistorisk museum. Archived March 29, 2012. (in Norwegian)
Wikidata ☰ Q1310472 entry
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